Authors

1 Advanced Materials Research Center, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Najafabad Branche, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Biosensor Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

Titanium and its alloys have widely been used in orthopedic and dental applications due to their good corrosion resistance, good mechanical strength and low density. However, Ti alloys are bioinert when implanted in the body. To overcome this drawback and in order to improve their bioactivity properties, Hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings have been deposited on the surface of the Ti alloys using different synthesis strategies. In the present study, hydroxyapatite-Cu and hydroxyapatite-CuO nanocomposite coatings with different percentages of Cu and CuO (10, 20 and 30 wt.%) were deposited on Ti6Al4V using electrophoretic deposition (EPD). The surface morphology, composition, and microstructure of the nanocomposite coatings were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffractometry (XRD), respectively. In addition, corrosion behavior coatings on Ti6Al4V in solution simulated body fluid at 37◦c test was evaluated by polarization. Polarization test results showed that the applied coating improves the corrosion resistance of the substrate. HA-CuO coatings for corrosion resistance as well as greater coverage of the HA-Cu.

Keywords

[1] J.B. Park, J.D. Bronzino, "Biomaterials, Principles and Applications", CRC Press, 2002, 21.
[2] A. Rabeie, B. Thomas, B. Neville, J.W. Lee, J.W. Coumo, " Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Biological Responses to Functionally Graded HA Coatings", Materials Science and Engineering C, 27(2007) 523.
[3] L.L. Hench, "a forecast for the future" Biomaterials, 19 (1998) 1419.
[4] Fathi, M.H., Hanifi, A., and Mortazavi, V., "Preparation and Bioactivity Evaluation of Bone Like Hydroxyapatite Nanopowder", Journal of Materials Processing Technology,202(1-3) (2008)536.
[5] Y.P. Lu, M.S. Li, S.T, Li, Z.G. Wang, R.F. Zhu," Plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite/titania composite bond coat for hydroxyapatite coatingon titanium substrate"Biomaterials, 25 (2003) 4393.
[6] K.H. Im, S.B. Lee, K.M. Kim, Y.K. Lee,"Improvement of bonding strength to titanium surface by sol-gel derived hybrid coating of hydroxyapatite and titania by sol-gel process"Surface and Coating Technology, 202 (2007) 1135.
[7] O.Y. Kwon, H.Y. Kim, S.H. Hong," Effect of texture on the magnetostriction of grain-aligned composite Terfenol-D"Journal of Applied Physics, 100 (2006) 123905.
[8] K.H. Lee, S.I. Cha, B.K. Kim, S.H. Hong, "Effect of WC/TiC grain size ratio on microstructure and mechanical properties of WC-TiC-Co cemented carbides" International journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Metals, 24 (2006) 109.
[9] Blanc DS, Carrara P, Zanetti G, Francioli P. "Water disinfection with ozone, copper and silver ions, and temperature increase to control Legionella": seven years of experience in a university teaching hospital. J Hosp Infect 2005; 60(1): 69-72.
[10] S. Mehtar, I. Wiid, S.D. Todorov, "The antimicrobial activity of copper and copper alloys against nosocomial pathogens and Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from healthcare facilities in the Western Cape: an in-vitro study", Journal of Hospital Infection, 68 (2008)45.
 [11] M. Wei, A.J. Ruys, B.K. Milthorpe, C.C. Sorrell, J.H. Evans, "Electrophoretic Deposition of Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Metal Substrates: A Nanoparticulate Dual-Coating Approach" J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol. 21 (2001) 39.
 [12] B Mavis and A. C. TAS, " Dip-Coating of calcium Hydroxy apatite on Ti-6Al-4V Substrates", J. Am. Ceram. Soc, 83 (4) (2000) 989.
 [13] J. Ma, C. Wang, K.W. Peng,"Electrophoretic deposition of porous hydroxyapatite scaffold" Biomaterials, 24 (2003) 3505.
[14] X.F. Xiao, R.F. Liu," Effect of Suspension Stability on Electrophoretic Deposition of Hydroxyapatite Coatings"Materials Letters, 60(2006) 2627.
[15] S. Kannan, A. Balamurugan, S. Rajeswari, "Electrochemical characterization of hydroxyapatite coatings on HNO3 passivated 316L SS for implant applications" ElectrochimicaActa, 49(2004) 2395.
 [16] T. Kokubo, H. Takadama, "How useful is SBF in predicting in vivo bone bioactivity?" Biomaterials, 27 (2006) 2907.
[17] O. Albayrak, C. Oncel, M. Tefek, S. Altintas,"Effects of calcination on electrophoretic deposition of naturally derived and chemically synthesized hydroxyapatite"  Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci. 15 (2007)10.